Paphiopedilum orchids have a high ornamental value. However, studies on flower development regulation and the molecular mechanism behind are lacking. Most popular species of Paphiopedilum sold on the market will display one flower. All such one-flowered species have an additional flower bud ...

　　Plant plastic responses are critical to the adaptation and survival of species under climate change, but whether they are constrained by evolutionary history (phylogeny) is largely unclear. Plant leaf traits are key in determining plants’ performance in different environments, and if these ...

　　Northern Hemisphere forests changed drastically since the early Eocene due to global climate change. Central to the floristic replacement with significant ecological consequence are the roughly 900 species currently recognized within Fagaceae (oak, beech, chestnut, stone oak). Fossils of mod...

　　The lifetime prevalence of various mental disorders among Chinese population has reached up to 16.6%. The burden of mental disorders ranked the second in the overall disease burden. Thus, pro-mental health infrastructure and intervention are imperative. A large body of evidence shows that gr...

　　Under the guidance of the professor Faming Wang, a master student at the Center for Ecology and Environmental Science of South China Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, studied the changes of precipitation patterns on soil organic carbon (SOC) accumulation. The study has been rece...